Cigarette-case.



V. NIVOIS. mGARETE CASE. APPLICATION FILED APR. I?. ISIS- Pafend June .26, 1917 .A

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VICTOR NIVOIS, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CIGARETTE-CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 26, 191i 7..

Application led April 17, 1916. Serial No. 91,606.

To all whom t may concern.

Be it known that I, Vieron Nivois, a citi- Zen of France, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cigarette-Cases, of which the following is a specification.

y invention relates to cigarette cases, and has particular application to a case adapted to be employed as an original container for the cigarettes, that is to say the latter may be packedin the case at the factory andare intended to be sold in this case to the consumer. However, I wish it to be understood that the invention is not limited in its useful application to this particular purpose, for if desired, the case may be constructed of suitable material, such as metal, to enable it to be refilled by the user as often as may be desired. I-Iowever, for ordinary purposes I prefer to make the case of card-board, pasteboard or other like material of which cigarette boXes are usually made, so that when the case or package of cigarettes has once been opened, and the cigarettes removed therefrom, or consumed, the user will discard the case just as he would throw away the ordinary cigarette boX.

In carrying out my invention I propose to provide a cigarette case embodying among other features a holder' having a pair of spaced side walls which are equipped with inwardly extending members adapted tocontact with the cigarettes and hold the latter in upright position and spaced apart from each other. In the preferred 'form of the invention these cigarette engaging members are in the natureV of serrated flanges extending inward of the holder and at substantially right angles to the side walls of the latter, the serrated fianges being in the present instance located atthe tops of the-side walls. Furthermore. the flanges are preferably arranged on different planes relative to the direction of `cigarette length, with the serrations oppositely positioned' to insure that the cigarettes will be firmly and positively held in upright position and out of contact with each other.

It is also my purpose to provide a cigarette case having a'coveradapted to envelop the holder when closed, said cover constituting dished or bowedL sections, hingedly connected, the longitudinal free edges of the cover-sections converging when closed so as to form a relatively'7 thin edge for the case thereby enabling such case to be readily carried about in the pocket without bulging or distorting the latter. l

`I also propose to provide a cigarette caso which when intended to be used as an original container' may be made of relatively cheap material, such as card-board, pasteboard or the like, and if desired, both the cover portion and the holder portion thereof may each be made of a single blank of mate# rial.

Furthermore, I propose to provide aI cigarette case which will present a neat and attractive appearance, in which the holder will be caused to assume a convenient position for the ready removal of the cigarettes when thc case is opened, and which embodying as it does but relatively few parts may be manufactured in great quantities at a relatively low cost.

With the above recited objects and others of a similar nature in view my invention consists in the construction. combination and arrangement of parts set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claims. In the accompanying drawings- Figure l is a perspective view of a cigarette case embodying my invention and showing the case in open position.

Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical sectional -view taken through the case when the latter 1s closed.

Fig. 3 is a view partly in side elevation and partly in section and showing a portion of a case having a holder one wall of which is constructed to provide means for preventing the ready refilling of the case.

Fig. 4c is a vertical sectional view taken through the modified form of the case, the case being shown partially opened.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the letter A'indicates the cover of the case as anentirety while the holder proper is shown at B. The cover of Vthe case preferably comprises two similar dished or bowed sections 1 1, each section having a pair of narrow end walls 2-2. The two cover sections are connected by a web 3, which also constitutes a hinge therefor, and if desired, the entire cover A, may be formed from a single blank of material. This cover is preferably made of card-board, paste-board or the like, and owing to the fact that the cover sections are bowed or dished, when the cover is closed the longitudinal free edges t of the cover sections will converge and form a thin beveled or tapered edge for the case, so that the latter will t snugly and readily within the pocket.

The holder B is also preferably made of a single blank of material, such as cardboard, paste-board or the like, which may be bent in shape te form the holder best shown in Fig. 1 and which it will be observed is of substantially rectangular box-like form open at the top and bottom and having the parallel side walls 5 and 6 connected by the end walls 7 and 8. Preferably one of the side walls is made higher or deeper than the other side wall, although it will be understood that both walls may be made of equal height or depth if desired. The side wall 5 in the present instance has formed integral with its top longitudinal edge a flange 9, which extends inward of the holder substantially at right angles to the wall 5, the free edge of the flange being serrated to provide a series of spaced arcuate grooves 10, which are adapted to receive the cigarettes C. Likewise, the other side wall 6 is provided at its top longitudinal edge with a flange 11, which is also extended inward of the holder substantially at right angles to the wall 6, this flange 11 having its free longitudinal edge serrated to produce spaced arcuate grooves 12, which are similar to the grooves 10 of the opposing flange 9. The grooves l0 and 12 are oppositely disposed to receive the cigarettes therein, this relation being preserved whether the flanges lie in the same plane or on different planes of intersection of the direction of length of the cigarette. When the holder is made of card-board, paste-board or the like, it will be understood that these serrated flanges will possess a certain amount of resiliency and consequently in the packing of the cigarettes may be readily manipulated to insure proper engagement with the cigarettes.

In Figs. 3 and 4, I have shown a slightly modified form. of the invention, in this instance one of the side walls of the holder, indicated at 6a, having its lower portion formed with a longitudinally extending scalloped cut or slit 13, the ends of which terminate at the vertical cuts or slits 14. Thus when this portion of the wall is bent inward along the -scored line 15, a serrated strip 16 results, while likewise when the portion of the wall below the scalloped slit is bent inward at its portion 17 an upwardly extending inwardly projecting serrated strip 18 results. The purpose of these inwardly extending serrated strips near the bottom of the wall is to form barriers to prevent the ready refilling of the holder after its original contents have been removed, for by reference `to Fig. 4, wherein a cigarette is shown in dotted lines, it will be seen that should the user attempt to insert a cigarette the bottom end of the latter will strike the serrated edges of these barrier strips and further ingress of the cigarette into the holder will be retarded, while the contact of the end of the cigarette with the barrier strips is liable to break and injure such cigarette. VThus, the ordinary consumer, experiencing this difficulty in refilling the case will usually discard the latter just as he would the ordinary cigarette box,

V In assembling the holder within the cover, the bottom of the holder is placed upon the hinge section of thelcover so that the latter will constitute a closure wall for the bottom of the holder, and the wings 20-20, which are preferably formed integral with the holder, are manipulated to overlie the inner faces of the cover sections, and are preferably secured thereto by a glue or other ad.- hesive. l j

If desired, the cover A may be provided with an outer facing 21, of paper, imitation leather or other suitable material which may be ornamented, printed or marked to suit the manufacturer.

While I have herein shown and described one particular embodiment of my invention, I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself'to all the precise details herein set forth by way of illustration, as modification and variation may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or exceeding the scope of the .appended claims.

What I claim is: y

1. A cigarette case comprising a suitable cover, and a holder adapted to be enveloped thereby when the cover is closed, said holder having integral angularly disposed flanges carrying cigarette engaging means projecting inward thereof for engaging opposite sides of the cigarette.

2. A cigarette case including a holder having a wall provided with an integral inturned cigarette engaging flange.

3. In a cigarette case a holder having a pair of parallel walls, said walls having oppositely disposed inturned cigarette engaging flanges formed integrally therewith.

4. In a cigarette case, a holder having a pair of spaced walls, the upper edge portion of each wall having an inturned cigarette engaging flange formed integral therewith.

5. In a cigarette case, a holder comprising spaced side and Aend. walls, said side walls having integral inturned longitudinally extending serrated cigarette engaging flanges.

6. In a cigarette case a holder including a wall having formed integral with the upper portion thereof an inturned longitudiially extending serrated cigarette engaging ange. e

7. In a cigarette case, a holder having spaced walls, said walls having oppositelydisposed inturned flanges positioned upon different planes of intersection of the direction o i' cigarette length, said flanges being serrated with the serra-tions of the ianges oppositely arranged.

In a cigarette case a holder having a Wall formed with an inturned cigarette engaging flange at its upper portion, said Wall having an inwardly projecting barrier strip located below the flange.

9. A cigarette case comprising a pair of hinged dished covers, the free longitudinal edge portions of Which are tapered to form converging meeting edges When the case is closed, and a boX-like holder mounted upon the hinge section of the covers, the hinge section of such covers constituting the bottoni of the holder, and means carried by the holder and operative on opposite faces of the cigarettes for positioning the cigarettes individually and maintaining them upright and in spaced relation.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

VICTOR NIVOIS. Vitnesses J GRANVILLE Mni'nns, A. DE Mo'r'r.

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